{"id":911,"date":"2020-04-10T10:26:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/ipapps\/?p=911"},"modified":"2020-04-10T10:26:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T10:26:48","slug":"small-businesses-increasingly-a-target-for-cybercriminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.txd9.com\/?p=911","title":{"rendered":"Small businesses increasingly a target for cybercriminals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pic1.tadke.com\/imgs\/tech2lims\/0409\/tc4lqaqvzlg.jpg\" alt=\"Small businesses increasingly a target for cybercriminals\"><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js mt-3\">\n                This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. While small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly targets for cybercriminals, companies are struggling to devote enough resources to protect their technology from attack. (AP Photo\/Jenny Kane, File)<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><p>While small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly targets for cybercriminals, companies are struggling to devote enough resources to protect their technology from attack.<\/p>\n<p>        <!-- \/4988204\/TechX_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s one of the findings of an annual survey of companies released by the\u00a0Poneman\u00a0Institute, which researches data protection, and Keeper Security, a manufacturer of password protection software.<\/p>\n<p>The survey found that 76% of the 592 U.S. companies surveyed had experienced a cyberattack in the previous 12 months. That was up from 70% in a survey in 2018, and 63% in a 2017 survey.<\/p>\n<p>The most common attacks were phishing and social engineering scams, cited by 57% of companies. These are invasions that target unsuspecting computer, smartphone and tablet users with realistic-looking emails; if a user clicks on a link or attachment in the email, malicious software is downloaded onto the device. Forty-four percent of companies reported an attack that came via a website.<\/p>\n<p>While businesses of all sizes are victims of cyberattacks, the smaller the companies, the more vulnerable they can be. They don&#8217;t have large information technology staffs and many don&#8217;t have expensive, sophisticated software designed to monitor their systems and defend against attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Lack of personnel and not enough money were the top two challenges keeping companies from having a fully effective information technology program. Seventy-seven percent of companies said they didn&#8217;t have enough staffers, up from 72% a year ago. And 55% said money was a problem, down from 58% a year ago, but still a reflection that a considerable number of companies struggle to meet their cybersecurity needs.<\/p>\n<p>Companies are most concerned about protecting their customer records; 62% cited it as a priority. That was followed by intellectual property, cited by 48%, customer credit and debit card information, cited by 43% and financial information, cited by 30%.<\/p>\n<p>Small and mid-sized company owners have embraced mobile devices as a way to run their businesses. But they recognize that the convenience and efficiency these devices off come at a price; half said the devices have diminished the cybersecurity of their companies.<\/p>\n<p>The survey was conducted during August and September.<\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. 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